| Puerto Vallarta is located on the west central | | | | season. Most of the year is dry with many |
| coast of Mexico by the Bay of Banderas. It is a | | | | months not receiving any or very little rainfall. The |
| popular tourist destination for its marina, whale | | | | wet season begins in June and continues through |
| watching, golf and very pleasant climate during | | | | mid October. During the months of July, August, |
| the winter. Hurricanes are a rarity with the last | | | | and September, ten or more inches of rainfall |
| major one in October 2002 when hurricane Kenna | | | | may occur. The rain is the result of |
| made landfall just to the north of Puerto Vallarta. | | | | thundershowers building over the Mexican |
| Most tropical storms and hurricanes move to the | | | | mountains, many times during the evening or |
| west of bringing only fringe effects. | | | | overnight. Occasionally, a tropical storm or |
| Rainfall | | | | hurricane may be close enough to the coast to |
| Puerto Vallarta has a short but intense wet | | | | bring rain also. |